Barn, Stableblock, Granary/Smithy And Kennel, Circa 40 Metres West Of Shipton Sollars

SP 01 NW SHIPTON SHIPTON SOLLARS

5/116 Barn, Stableblock, granary/smithy and kennel, c40m west of Shipton 23.1.52 Sollars Manor (formerly listed as Stable block at Manor House) GV II*

Detached stableblock and former granary/smithy. Early C16-early C17 and C19. Coursed squared and dressed limestone and coursed limestone rubble. Stone slate roof. Rectangular plan with barn at right-hand end, stables at centre, granary towards left and C19 kennel. Two storeys. Hollow- chamfered 2-light stone-mullioned fixed casements to ground floor. Two C20 raking buttresses towards right-hand end. Three plank doors, 3 within flat-chamfered surrounds, one within roll-moulded surround. All 4 doors with matching strap hinges with decorative ends. First floor lit by 3 bull's-eye windows, one 3-light wood casement towards right gable end: gable end facing road, diagonal buttress at south-east corner, central plank door within shouldered arch with semi- circular relieving arch above. Four-pane casement above within flat- chamfered surround. Smithy/granary set back slightly at right gable end. Two-light steel casement right of clamp buttress. Single-light with flat-chamfered surround to first floor. C19 kennel set back at left-hand end with cast-iron railing at front. Slightly stepped gable end coping with roll-cross saddles with carved trefoil decoration. Interior; 3-bay barn, 5-bay stable block, 2½-bay granary/smithy. Nine raised cruck trusses with narrow ridge purlin carried on king block on saddle, collar. Double purlins wth diagonal joints. Remains of C19 smithy furnace on ground floor. Four grain bins in first floor granary.

Listing NGR: SP0314518478